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For our annual fall entertainment preview<\/a>, we\u2019ve flipped the usual question. Instead of, \u201cWhat do you want to see?\u201d we are asking, \u201cWhere do you want to go?\u201d Richmond is packed with venues for concerts, exhibitions, lectures, festivals, films and performances of all sorts, and they are all kicking off busy fall schedules. We\u2019re giving you a road map to the hottest tickets in town \u2014 and some in the surrounding counties, too. We also take a deep dive into the history of Virginia Pridefest<\/a>, the commonwealth\u2019s largest LGBTQ+ festival, coming to Midtown Green at the end of the month. In all we\u2019re covering a whole season\u2019s worth of music, theater and other arts, so you\u2019ll want to hang onto this issue as a reference for the months to come.<\/p>\n We share even more events in the Arts & Entertainment section, but there\u2019s no way to pack everything into one issue. To receive updates in your inbox every Monday, subscribe<\/a> to our events newsletter, River City Roundup.<\/p>\n We are also celebrating written entertainment by publishing a chapter from the winning entry in this year\u2019s James River Writers\/Richmond magazine Best Self-published Novel Contest. Reading just a few pages of Corey Stewart\u2019s \u201cAn Illuminated Life\u201d<\/a> opened a window to central Italy and introduced me to characters so lifelike I\u2019m ready to join them for a glass of wine. I hope you enjoy it, as well. And if you happen to be a writer yourself, check the companion article for information on JRW\u2019s annual conference in early October.\u00a0<\/p>\n